* Also Credited As: Kristen Jaymes Stewart* Born: Kristen Jaymes Stewart on April 9, 1990 in Los Angeles, California
* Job Titles: Actress
Family
* Brother: Cameron Stewart. Older
* Father: John Stewart. Works for FOX
Significant Others
* Companion: Michael Angarano. Co-starred together in the film Speak (2004); confirmed to Vanity Fair magazine (June 2008) that they are dating
Mini Biography
An exceptionally poised young film actress with a knack for challenging roles as troubled adolescents, Kristen Stewart got her big break playing Jodie Foster’s daughter in David Fincher’s hot-wired thriller, “Panic Room” (2002). As the teen’s profile rose over the following years, Stewart consistently impressed audiences and critics alike with her realistic performances and her choice of projects – which echoed Foster’s early career by straying far from family fare and jumping right into demanding adult dramas with aplomb. In 2003, Stewart signed on to play the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone in another suspenseful project, Mike Figgis’ “Cold Creek Manor” (2003).
In 2006, Stewart starred in the Canadian feature “Fierce People,” a drama by actor-director Griffin Dunne, about a troubled masseuse (Diane Lane) who arranges for a better life for her teenage son and herself, with unfortunate results. Stewart had a starring role in the moderately successful supernatural film “The Messengers” (2007), and her career began to soar with no less than 10 film releases in the subsequent two years. In the fall of 2008, Stewart co-starred in the highly anticipated film adaptation of “Twilight,” Catherine Hardwicke’s acclaimed novel about a teenage girl who falls in love with a handsome vampire.
Milestones
* 2001 Made acting debut, playing Patricia Clarkson s tomboy daughter in Rose Troche s The Safety of Objects
* 2002 Played Jodie Foster s diabetic daughter Sarah in David Fincher s psychological thriller, Panic Room
* 2003 Played the daughter of a couple who unknowingly move into a haunted house in Cold Creek Manor
* 2004 Cast in Bart Freundlich s Catch That Kid, a remake of the Danish blockbuster Klatretosen
* 2004 First leading role, played a traumatized high school freshman in Speak
* 2005 Starred in the Jon Favreau directed, Zathura
* 2007 Cast in the Sean Penn s adaptation of Jon Krakauer s best selling book, Into the Wild
* 2007 Played Donald Sutherland s granddaughter in Griffin Dunne s Fierce People
* 2007 Played Meg Ryan s angst-ridden teenage daughter in Jonathan Kasdan s directorial debut, In the Land of Women
* 2008 Cast as Bella Swan alongside Robert Pattinson in the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer s bestselling novel, Twilight
* 2008 Played Robert De Niro s daughter in Barry Levinson s satirical comedy-drama, What Just Happened?
* 2009 Played the main character s love interest in Greg Mottola s Adventureland
